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If it's true about other providers offering it for free, then this is not good news for DirecTV subscribers.

There haven't been any reports to suggest that it will be free with any provider. I believe Satelliteracer even mentioned that free wasn't on the table with the league. Providers can't just decide what price they want to set.

It is a ratio. Doesn't matter how many there are. If you make the price zero based upon sales for next year, the only way you break even is if half would dump a pay service. Not exactly, of course, but the order of magnitude is about right.

So you have no idea how much it would it cost the NHL in dollars to give all NHLCI subs a free season.

I think it would cost less to give everybody free NHLCI for this season than one day of the lockout cost the NHL.

I have news reports of local business in Phily and PIT each losing a $1 million for every game not played. Hard to imagine what the costs are to every NHL city. A lot of mad owners and employees.

Also read news report of the damage done to the NHL brand. They did survey for the corporate sponsors of the NHL "in order to show what they need to tap into with hockey fans if they hope to regain their former good standing."

The survey was done in Canada.

It's results said "A disastrous map would be the one Level5 created following the BP PLC oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. It was the worst the company had seen – until it got around to the NHL this month."

If Canadians have turned sour on the NHL,hard to imagine the damage in the USA.

I think the cost of giving us free NHLCI is a drop in the bucket,for what the NHL will spend to rebuild it's brand.

It's results said "A disastrous map would be the one Level5 created following the BP PLC oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. It was the worst the company had seen – until it got around to the NHL this month."

Yeah, I saw that. Tho don't forget the NHL is the only major sports league to ever lose an entire season over this stuff. I think re the above that a lot of people were "anticipating" and emotionally protecting themselves against a repeat of that.

I think the fans will be back, tho personally I resolved to not take CI this year to make my displeasure known. I cancelled my auto-renew back in October. Maybe next year. I do expect my local RSN to have all the games for my primary team not on national TV. My secondary team (grew up with them) is the Pens --and I'll do okayish from national games with them anyway. I'll just miss a few Pens games I would have otherwise watched, and some "keeping track of the opposition games".

The NHL season is set to start and once again you can follow the action live with NHL GameCenter LIVE.

For your convenience, your subscription will be automatically renewed on January 21, 2013 at the 2013 renewal price of $49.99USD with the credit card you have on file. Since you have elected to pay in installments your card will be charged in two installments of $24.99USD.

If it's true about other providers offering it for free, then this is not good news for DirecTV subscribers.

They aren't offering it for free. Neither is the NHL. The NHL product will likely be around $50 from what I understand. Of course you are limited to having a decent broadband connection, watching it on your tablet or PC, etc. A good product, but there are tradeoffs. Other distributors likely at $49.99, but most don't have the dual feeds, as much HD, etc.

By the way, the auto renew stuff you will have 30 days from the time it hits your bill to cancel is my understanding.

They aren't offering it for free. Neither is the NHL. The NHL product will likely be around $50 from what I understand. Of course you are limited to having a decent broadband connection, watching it on your tablet or PC, etc. A good product, but there are tradeoffs. Other distributors likely at $49.99, but most don't have the dual feeds, as much HD, etc.

By the way, the auto renew stuff you will have 30 days from the time it hits your bill to cancel is my understanding.

That sounds fair...

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